Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> I found the Indian section in one of the Asian markets-- It was down
> the snack aisle, buried between all the cookies and crackers I don't
> recognize.
>
> Never knew there were that many kinds of lentils, flours, and such.
> The bright green bag of Mukwas caught my eye. Hurray for me-- I
> look it up when I get home and it is a snack. And a tasty one at
> that. I like.

I'll have to look for that.
>
> I don't know how I missed the Trung Nguyen coffee that dsi1
> recommended months ago. I have some now and will try in the morning.

I saw some ground, and didn't like what I saw. Did you get it in
whole bean form?
>
> The Mae Ploy chili sauce that Steve recommended finally showed its
> face, too. I'm relieved that it isn't all heat and no flavor--
> The flavor is well settled in my mouth before I even got a feel of any
> heat.. Nice stuff. I'm going to use it in one of those
> smacked cucumber dishes.

Is this in the cans that resemble tuna cans, or did you find tubs?
>
> Speaking of Steve-- I also picked up a bottle of Durian Essence. Not a
> *bad* smell. [still haven't tried the Durian-- that will have to be a
> special occasion. I figured the essence would do for now & it keeps
> better]

Is it real or artificial? I only ask because I was eying such
things and they were all synthetic flavors.
>
> The mangoes I'll try later, but I ate my first Ya Pear on the way
> home. Those are so good, all I could think of was how good they
> must be fresh off a tree in China. These don't have a lot of flavor,
> but the texture, crispness and juiciness is perfect.
>
> Jim


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Jean B.